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A Critique of the World Bank

Geoff Riley

18th October 2015

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Risk averse, massively over-staffed, uber-sensitive to criticism of their flagship projects and with multi-million dollar expense accounts in stark contrast to their original mission - this article from Project Syndicate is a critique of the World Bank that is worth a read.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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